In both cases, modernization has been analysed as a process of "critical receptiveness" towards inputs from elsewhere.

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The reason may be that capsaicin excites the trigeminal nerve, increasing the body's receptiveness to the flavour of other foods.

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The color red is believed to increase receptiveness to external stimuli, which could affect a person's emotional and motor responses, researchers said.

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Greeson says the staffers reiterated Bush's receptiveness to reform.

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